Health-Risk Appraisal Applied to Ordinary AMHTS

1993 ◽  
Vol 32 (03) ◽  
pp. 260-263
Author(s):  
N. Okazaki ◽  
S. Hinohara ◽  
J. Sugiyama ◽  
A. Nakamura ◽  
Y. Iwashimizu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Prevention ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Early Detection ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
The Other ◽  
Testing System ◽  
Future Health ◽  
Risk Appraisal ◽  
Health Risk Appraisal

Abstract:The main purpose of an automatic health testing system (AMHTS) has changed from early detection to primary prevention. Health-risk appraisal is now widely available as a tool of health education aiming at the modification of unhealthy lifestyles. However, the opportunity to offer appropriate health education was less frequent for those who had no particular findings during AMHTS. The results of an AMHTS should be evaluated from the viewpoint of health-risk appraisal, because the system is expected to supply useful information regarding one’s lifestyle. Our system consists of two health-risk appraisal subsystems. One subsystem estimates the degree of improvement in medical indicators after a patient’s lifestyle has been modified. The other subsystem predicts the occurrence of abnormal findings in medical indicators. These health-risk appraisal subsystems provide patients with information about their health-risks, based on their AMHTS results. Our health-risk appraisal subsystems should play an important role in future health education through the application of ordinary AMHTS.

Health Risk Appraisal Using Internet Technology

2005 ◽  
Vol 44 (02) ◽  
pp. 310-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Yoshida ◽  
M. Suka
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Health Examination ◽  
Lifestyle Modifications ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Risk Appraisal ◽  
Health Risk Appraisal ◽  
Individual Health ◽  
The Web

Summary Objective: To develop a Web-based Health Risk Appraisal (HRA) system as a tool for health education based on personal health examination data. Methods: A Japanese health examination database was analyzed to develop models for HRA, which were designed to predict each of ten laboratory values in a year with and without lifestyle modifications. The HRA models were embedded into a server. Results: The Web-based HRA system has been introduced into a Japanese health care association having 37 branch centers. Following a health examination, an individual health education program using the Web-based HRA system is provided to a given client at each branch center or at a client’s office. A measured laboratory value and corresponding predicted laboratory values in a year with and without lifestyle modifications are displayed on the screen in forms of both numerical values and graphs. A trained nurse or another health care provider operates the system and explains the HRA result. Conclusion: The Web-based HRA system will be a practical tool for individual health education following health examination.

Health Risk Appraisal: A Tool for Health Education

1983 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 30-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynda B. M. Ellis ◽  
John R. Raines
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Risk Appraisal ◽  
Health Risk Appraisal

The Association of Two Productivity Measures with Health Risks and Medical Conditions in an Australian Employee Population

2006 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 353-363 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shirley Musich ◽  
Dan Hook ◽  
Stephanie Baaner ◽  
Dee W. Edington
Keyword(s):  
Health Risk ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Private Insurance ◽  
Productivity Loss ◽  
Medical Conditions ◽  
Risk Status ◽  
Risk Appraisal ◽  
Health Risk Appraisal ◽  
Health Related ◽  
The Impact

Purpose. To investigate the impact of health on job performance using two measures of productivity loss: (1) a self-reported measure of health-related presenteeism and (2) an objective measure of absenteeism. Design. A cross-sectional survey using a Health Risk Appraisal (HRA) to evaluate self-reported presenteeism and the prevalence of 12 health risks and eight medical conditions. Setting and Subjects. Employees (n = 224) of a private insurance provider in Australia. Measures. A Health Risk Appraisal (HRA) questionnaire was used to evaluate self-reported presenteeism on different aspects of job demands and to assess the prevalence of 12 health risks and eight medical conditions. Illness absent hours were obtained from company administrative records. Results. Increased presenteeism was significantly associated with high stress, life dissatisfaction, and back pain, while increased illness absenteeism was significantly associated with overweight, poor perception of health, and diabetes. Excess presenteeism associated with excess health risks (productivity loss among those with medium- or high-risk status compared to those with low-risk status) was independently calculated at 19.0% for presenteeism and 12.8% for illness absenteeism. Conclusions. This study demonstrates an association between health metrics and self-reported work impairment (presenteeism) and measured absenteeism. The study provides a first indication of the potential benefits of health promotion programming to Australian employees in improving health and to the corporation in minimizing health-related productivity loss.

scholarly journals Predictive Accuracy of a Health Risk Appraisal Program Using Mortality Risk Age in 116,927 Korean Men

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ju-Young Kim ◽  
Byung-Joo Park ◽  
Yoon Kim ◽  
Jin-Ho Park ◽  
Be-Long Cho
Keyword(s):  
Health Risk ◽  
Mortality Risk ◽  
Predictive Accuracy ◽  
Risk Appraisal ◽  
Health Risk Appraisal
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